City Council to hear public input on proposals for corner of College and Gilbert St.

12:49 PM,
Nov. 29, 2012

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The Iowa City Council spent three hours Monday listening to proposals from the five developers behind the finalists for the structure to be built at the corner of College and Gilbert streets.

Next Tuesday night, they'll get to hear what the public thinks.

Earlier this year, the city put out a request for proposals for vacant lot a block south of City Hall. Nine proposals were received and a selection committee comprised of city staff narrowed the list down to five. Those finalists made their pitches to council on Monday and described a variety of potential developments. ...